Taken from forum
I am beginning to think that Affinity is too complex for my level.
Hang in there, it's worth it! See for example
http://manuschwendener.ch/2015/12/23/affinity-photo-dodge-tool
> I am having the same issue
> Impainting brush, healing brush, blemish removal brush
If you're new to Affinity Photo and - as I am! - new to working with layers, maybe try the inpainting brush etc. as the
first step after opening a picture in AP.
Like this you'll get the hang of it and know what to look for when it's disabled.
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A very usual workflow for me is:
- I open a picture
- I crop it
- In the right hand column I click
Adj for Adjustments
- I click on
Levels
- I drag the
Gamma slider to left left to make the picture brighter
- I close the popup from the
Levels adjustment
- Now I want to remove some of the branches using the Inpainting brush tool
-> Inpainting brush has no effect whatsoever
Solution (see screenshot):
- In the right hand column I have to
switch from the Adjustment tab to the Lyr. tab
- Here I see that the
(Levels Adjustment) layer is active <- which AP created and made active without my knowing
- All I have to do now is click on
Background (Pixel) so this is blue and the
(Levels Adjustment) isn't blue any longer
->
Inpainting Brush Tool is working again
